tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11712764.post7826062770869140457..comments2023-12-26T01:53:37.129-07:00Comments on 'Burque Babble: The Problem Might Not Be Finding a Superintendent, It's Having a Superintendentjscotkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09824360655778237168noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11712764.post-23110347662571157402008-03-04T10:13:00.000-07:002008-03-04T10:13:00.000-07:00Elected Superintendent?Cons:1. Virtually guarante...Elected Superintendent?<BR/><BR/>Cons:<BR/><BR/>1. Virtually guarantees that all candidates will be "from here" as the typical threshold requirement for elective office is to be a qualified voter in the jurisdiction. In this instance, APS boundaries.<BR/>2. Qualifications for elective office are typically few and always objective. While an Ed.D. or other professional certification could be a requirement, leaves little room for subjective screening for ballot access.<BR/>3. Creates a jurisdictional nightmare between elected Supt. and elected Board of Ed. Who is in charge?<BR/>4. Do you really want a Supt. out there soliciting "campaign contributions"?<BR/><BR/>Pros:<BR/><BR/>1. Only if, by having an elected Supt., we can eliminate the Board of Ed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11712764.post-50851900547437479712008-03-04T09:18:00.000-07:002008-03-04T09:18:00.000-07:00The problem has hit home in Bomb Town, where the a...The problem has <A HREF="http://btno.blogspot.com/2008/02/warning-sign.html" REL="nofollow">hit home in Bomb Town</A>, where the applicant pool for the superintendent's job is more shallow than the gene pool in rural Appalachia.Jimbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391927383206223790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11712764.post-37013695146256542432008-03-04T07:47:00.000-07:002008-03-04T07:47:00.000-07:00Speaking of Supt. roulette, when Gary Norris got t...Speaking of Supt. roulette, when Gary Norris got the job in Sarasota, one of the other six applicants was Linda(?) Eldridge from Aiken County. Ms. Eldridge stayed on in Aiken until retirement, and was replaced by Beth Everitt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11712764.post-76536076251553066792008-03-04T07:10:00.000-07:002008-03-04T07:10:00.000-07:00Perhaps the Superintendent pool is shrinking becau...Perhaps the Superintendent pool is shrinking because they just keep shuffling the same people.<BR/>Bring in some new blood - Let a Principal (who wants it)try it. Lets give them a 2 yr. contract with the option to renew.<BR/>- Could it really get any worse than with a seasoned, shuffling, job hopping Sup. or assist. Sups.?<BR/><BR/>ReneeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com